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John Fisher Memorial Prize Announced

The winner of the John Fisher Memorial Prize for 2019 is Dr. Nemesio García-Carril Puy, Department of Philosophy, Granada University, Spain, for his paper entitled “The Ontology of Musical Versions: Introducing the Hypothesis of Nested Types."

Dr. Puy will present the paper at the ASA Annual Meeting in Phoenix October 9-12. His paper will later be published in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.

The Fisher prize, awarded in alternate years to an original essay in aesthetics, was created in memory of the late John Fisher, editor of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism from 1973 to 1988. The Prize is offered to foster the development of new voices and talent in the field of aesthetics.

The next Fisher Prize will be awarded in 2021. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2021. Guidelines